Nayagarh: 25 Injured as Tourist Bus Overturns

Nayagarh (Reporters Today Bureau): As many as 25 tourists were injuries as a bus in which they were travelling overturned near Dimirijhari under Nuagaon police station in Nayagarh district, last night.

Report says, the ill-fated commercial vehicle carrying around 60 passengers of Chhattisgarh met with accident while they were returning after visiting Puri Jagannath Temple. A wheel of the bus came off from the axle following which the vehicle overturns.

On being informed about the accident, police and Fire brigade rushed to the spot, rescued the victims and sent them to the District Hospital. Condition of seven of them was stated to be critical.

The driver of the bus fled from the scene after the accident while police have seized the vehicle and started probe.

Further details awaited.

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